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March 10, 2017
Farewell, ‘Till we Meet Again
A few words of advice and inspiration for my fellow Heathens, before I go: only...
February 2017
February 10, 2017
Happily Heathen: Heathen Events at PantheaCon 2017
Convention season has started, an the first one up is PantheaCon, the largest indoor pan-Pagan...
January 2017
January 27, 2017
Happily Heathen: The Aftereffects of Meeting a Goddess
People who don’t love themselves are unprepared for a meeting with Freya. If given chance,...
January 13, 2017
Happily Heathen: Missing Your Gods? Maybe You’ve Left Them
If I have lost my connection to my gods—or if I just feel I’ve lost...
December 2016
December 23, 2016
Happily Heathen: The Blot’s the Thing
In preparing for a class, I made a last-minute decision to include a short generic...
December 09, 2016
Happily Heathen: Know Your Lore – Why Freyr Won Gerd
Freyr is married to the jotun maiden Gerd, but do you know how or why....
November 2016
November 25, 2016
Happily Heathen: The Generosity of the Vanir Gods
All of the Norse Gods are gift-givers, but the Vanir Gods really shine in this...
November 11, 2016
Happily Heathen: The All Gods Event
The All Gods Event is a ritual I created a few years ago when I...
October 2016
October 07, 2016
Happily Heathen: Winternights — The Heathen Samhain?
Winternights is one of my favorite holidays. I love when summer finally gives way to...
September 2016
September 23, 2016
Happily Heathen: My Heathenry
The recent discussions around definition and limitations in Heathenry got me thinking about my own...
September 09, 2016
Happily Heathen: Dealing with Discrimination – What’s An Inclusive Heathen Supposed To Do?
I’ve been Heathen since 1999. In that time, I’ve been to a lot of Heathen...
August 2016
August 26, 2016
Happily Heathen: Freyr Isn’t Going to Bless those PopTarts
Today I was preserving some peaches I received from a local farmer, and it occurred...
August 12, 2016
Happily Heathen: Receiving The Blessings
Blessings can take many forms and come from many places. Make sure to claim your...
July 2016
July 22, 2016
Happily Heathen: Healing Old Wounds at a New Ancestor’s Grave
Families aren’t perfect. Not everyone in a family likes or agrees with one another, and...
July 08, 2016
Happily Heathen: Know Your Lore – Deconstructing the Brisingamen Myth
To many modern Heathens, Brisingamen is Freya's beautiful necklace, made of gold or amber or...
June 2016
June 10, 2016
Happily Heathen: Beauty, Sex, and Sexuality in the Viking Age
Religious and spiritual beliefs to not happen in a vacuum; they are always influences by...
May 2016
May 27, 2016
Happily Heathen: Know Your Lore — The Poetic Edda
As a new Heathen, people are often told to read "the sagas and the Eddas."...
May 13, 2016
Happily Heathen: Food for Thought – Heathen Polytheist Theology
Heathen theology is still relatively young. What are the questions it should address? What would...
April 2016
April 08, 2016
Happily Heathen – The Cat Story; or, Why it’s good to be very specific when asking your Goddess for a favor
You may know what you think that you want when you make a wish, but...
March 2016
March 25, 2016
Happily Heathen: Keep Your Virtues Out Of My Heathenry
When Heathens turn ideals into a weapon to tear down other Heathens, we’re being just...
March 11, 2016
Happily Heathen: Heathen Polytheism – A Deity Dedication Contract
Deities are large, complex beings with agendas, motivations, personalities, needs, and wants. If you are...
February 2016
February 26, 2016
Happily Heathen: Offerings for the Gods – Part 3 – The Jotnar
Interested in worshipping, honoring, or learning from the giants of Norse Mythology? Though often controversial,...
February 12, 2016
Happily Heathen: Offerings for the Gods – Part 2 – The Aesir
The question often arises, though, as to which gift is most appropriate for a given...
January 2016
January 22, 2016
Happily Heathen: Offerings For The Gods – Part One – The Vanir
As a practicing Heathen, a key cornerstone of my spiritual practice is the offering of...
January 08, 2016
Happily Heathen: The Apples And Oranges Of Heathen Spirituality – Lore or Experience?
Something that has been coming up a lot for me in my personal musings on...
December 2015
December 25, 2015
Happily Heathen: Frithweaving At Yule – A Heathen ADF Ritual For Frigga And Freyr
This year, I had the chance to celebrate Yule in a bigger way than I’ve...
December 11, 2015
Happily Heathen: Love Notes from Freya
Clergy work comes in all forms. Sometimes it entails emotional one-on-one work with a member...
November 2015
November 27, 2015
Happily Heathen: A Prayer Of Thanks For Njord And His Children
Thanksgiving has always been very secular holiday for me, so when it came time to...
November 13, 2015
Happily Heathen: My Heathenry – What It Is, And What It Is Not
My Heathenry is a open-minded, thriving religion full of diverse points of view. How about...
October 2015
October 23, 2015
Happily Heathen: How I Learned To Work With My Ancestors
Despite being a longtime Heathen, I had never really settled into a satisfying ancestor practice....
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